Table 5.
IC50 value in the L929 cell line treated with different concentrations of W. somnifera stem methanolic extract.
| Effect of stem methanolic extract of W. somnifera in L929 cell line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Concentration (μg/mL) | Absorbance | % cell survival | % inhibition |
| Control | 0.4387 ± 0.0005 | 99.99 ± 0.005 | 0 |
| 20 | 0.3157 ± 0.0003 | 71.97 ± 0.052 | 28.03 ± 0.580 |
| 50 | 0.2583 ± 0.0004 | 58.87 ± 0.040 | 41.13 ± 0.030 |
| 100 | 0.1999 ± 0.0014 | 45.57 ± 0.037 | 54.43 ± 0.036 |
| 200 | 0.1483 ± 0.0007 | 33.81 ± 0.045 | 66.19 ± 0.055 |
| 500 | 0.1189 ± 0.0001 | 27.1 ± 0.068 | 72.9 ± 0.340 |
| 1000 | 0.1134 ± 0.0003 | 25.85 ± 0.037 | 74.15 ± 0.112 |
| 1500 | 0.1131 ± 0.0005 | 25.77 ± 0.055 | 74.23 ± 0.060 |
| 2000 | 0.1138 ± 0.0004 | 25.94 ± 0.026 | 74.06 ± 0.119 |
| Log IC50 value | 1.957 ± 0.004 | ||
| IC50 value | 90.55 ± 0.800 μg/mL | ||
IC50 value in bold indicates not significant at p ≤ 0.05